CUBA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,384	1	22,079	+ 39,305
Stroke	2	18,920	2	10,725	+ 8,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,075	5	5,841	- 1,767
Lung Cancers	4	3,404	4	5,985	- 2,580
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,331	9	2,958	+ 374
Alcohol	6	3,187	28	675	+ 2,511
Lung Disease	7	2,548	6	5,492	- 2,944
Liver Disease	8	2,398	11	1,873	+ 525
Suicide	9	2,313	16	1,638	+ 675
Stomach Cancer	10	1,950	20	991	+ 960
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,570	17	1,156	+ 414
Breast Cancer	12	1,420	15	1,673	- 253
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,351	21	905	+ 446
Other Injuries	14	1,268	12	1,869	- 601
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,254	3	8,564	- 7,310
Falls	16	1,098	10	2,810	- 1,711
Prostate Cancer	17	1,080	8	3,365	- 2,285
Oral Cancer	18	1,040	23	876	+ 163
Road Traffic Accidents	19	833	19	1,007	- 174
Lymphomas	20	775	18	1,089	- 314
Parkinson's Disease	21	717	27	691	+ 27
Fires	22	716	58	55	+ 661
Leukemia	23	639	30	633	+ 6
Drownings	24	627	42	231	+ 396
Oesophagus Cancer	25	569	22	879	- 310
Kidney Disease	26	554	14	1,700	- 1,146
Ovary Cancer	27	495	39	323	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	28	451	31	602	- 151
Drug Use	29	449	51	82	+ 367
Diabetes Mellitus	30	430	13	1,791	- 1,361
Hypertension	31	424	7	3,469	- 3,045
Liver Cancer	32	419	24	815	- 396
Poisonings	33	359	62	17	+ 342
Cervical Cancer	34	350	29	666	- 316
Bladder Cancer	35	341	26	734	- 393
Skin Cancers	36	314	33	514	- 200
Tuberculosis	37	310	60	45	+ 265
Violence	38	294	32	584	- 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	276	44	162	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	272	35	420	- 148
Congenital Anomalies	41	233	37	368	- 135
HIV/AIDS	42	193	34	471	- 279
Endocrine Disorders	43	163	36	412	- 250
Asthma	44	140	40	301	- 161
Epilepsy	45	134	46	108	+ 25
Encephalitis	46	107	66	6	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	47	74	48	98	- 24
Other Neoplasms	48	60	25	769	- 708
Multiple Sclerosis	49	49	57	55	- 7
Meningitis	50	42	50	83	- 41
Skin Disease	51	36	41	258	- 223
Birth Trauma	52	29	59	49	- 20
Malnutrition	53	25	55	64	- 38
Appendicitis	54	23	47	104	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	17	49	87	- 69
Hepatitis B	56	16	56	59	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	15	43	206	- 192
Upper Respiratory	58	6	65	6	+ 0
War	59	4	68	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	61	43	- 41
Chlamydia	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	45	112	- 111
Syphilis	63	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	63	11	- 11
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Belarus

Cuba

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.